Hard Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs solution for November 11, 2026 (Hard)

The answer to the hard 6×6 board for November 11, 2026, then every move that gets there, in order. Need the rules? Read how to play.

The final answer

Three cats and three dogs in every row and column, and never three alike in a row.

Step through the solve

Grey squares are given at the start. Ringed squares are the ones each step fills in.

Step through the solve Step 0 of 27

The full written solution: all 27 steps

  1. The × sign means these two are different. So this one is a cat.
  2. The × sign means these two are different. So this one is a cat.
  3. Try every way to finish row 2 without breaking a rule. Every one of them puts a cat here.
  4. Try every way to finish column 2 without breaking a rule. Every one of them puts a dog here.
  5. The = sign means these two match. So this one is a dog too.
  6. Two dogs side by side. So the squares on both ends have to be cats.
  7. Try every way to finish column 5 without breaking a rule. Every one of them puts a cat and two dogs in these squares.
  8. A cat here would break a rule a few moves later. So this square is a dog.
  9. A dog here would break a rule a few moves later. So this square is a cat.
  10. Try every way to finish column 2 without breaking a rule. Every one of them puts a cat and two dogs in these squares.
  11. Two cats side by side. So the next square has to be a dog.
  12. A dog on each side of this square. So it has to be a cat, or there would be three in a row.
  13. A dog on each side of this square. So it has to be a cat, or there would be three in a row.
  14. Two cats side by side. So the next square has to be a dog.
  15. The × sign means these two are different. So this one is a cat.
  16. The × sign means these two are different. So this one is a cat.
  17. A cat on each side of this square. So it has to be a dog, or there would be three in a row.
  18. Row 3 already has its three cats. So the last square is a dog.
  19. Row 4 already has its three cats. So the last square is a dog.
  20. Two dogs side by side. So the next square has to be a cat.
  21. The × sign means these two are different. So this one is a dog.
  22. Two dogs side by side. So the next square has to be a cat.
  23. Row 5 already has its three cats. So the last square is a dog.
  24. Row 6 already has its three dogs. So the last square is a cat.
  25. Column 3 already has its three cats. So the last square is a dog.
  26. Column 4 already has its three cats. So the last square is a dog.
  27. Row 1 already has its three dogs. So the last square is a cat.

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